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Balmaceda & Serrano

Our journey sets sail from the heart of Puerto Natales. We navigate through the Última Esperanza Fjord toward Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. This captivating voyage begins early in the morning from the Prat Pier in Puerto Natales (EPA). It will take us to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, which are part of Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, accessible only by sea.

Bernardo O’Higgins National Park covers a total area of 4,300,000 hectares, making it the largest national park in Chile and one of the four largest in the world. This protected area includes glaciers from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the largest ice mass in the Americas.

Our excursion features a beautiful 6-hour journey through the Última Esperanza Fjord, offering the chance to see buildings from the historic Bories Cold-Storage Plant, several small ranches (estancias), glaciers and waterfalls, a colony of imperial cormorants, and a rocky outcrop home to a small colony of sea lions.

As part of this unforgettable adventure, we will disembark to visit the impressive Serrano Glacier, spending approximately an hour and a half walking along the designated trail to reach the closest viewpoint of this giant ice formation. Upon returning to the vessel, we will enjoy a whisky served with millenary ice, before heading to view the Balmaceda Glacier from our outdoor decks.